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The generic material symbols are based upon the terminology developed in the International Organization for Standardization publications covering "Plastics-Symbols" (ISO 1043) and "Rubbers and Latices" (ISO 1629). Generic Material Symbol Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ABS Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate ASA Alkyd Molding Compound AMC Etc. Etc. AND From ISO11469 Plastics - Generic identification and marking ,of plastic products set between the punctuation marks ">" and "<" Example >ABS< Jim Goedderz Tyco Safety Products/Sensormatic Product Safety Engineer x6378 _____ From: Knudsen, Patricia J. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:16 AM To: Kim Boll Jensen; EMC PSTC Subject: RE: Marking of plastic In the United States plastic products are marked with the three arrows with a number inside the arrows. The number corresponds to the type of plastic used. 1 = Polyethelyne Terephthalate (PETE) 2 = High Density Polyethelene (HDPE) 3 = Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) 4 = Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 5 = Polypropylene (PP) 6 = Polystyrene (PS) 7 = Other Patty Knudsen Clinical Technologies and Services Cardinal Health, Inc. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kim Boll Jensen Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:07 AM To: EMC PSTC Subject: Marking of plastic Hi all >From where in EU comes the requirements for marking plastic materials. It is the 3 arrows with a plastic identifier (. PE, POM etc.). Is there other countries around the world which requires this kind of marking ? Best regards, Kim Boll Jensen Bolls Rådgivning Ved Gadekæret 11F DK-3660 Stenløse Tlf.: 48 18 35 66 Fax: 48 18 35 30 Mobil: 22 99 69 91 E-mail: [email protected] web: www.bolls.dk - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
